One month since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. One month since the highest court in the country ruled that women can be forced to bear children against their will. One month since women were stripped of legal status as full human beings. In the immediate day of and days after this, tens of thousands took to the street to protest this decision. Revcom.us has covered the “sights and sounds” of these protests here, here, here and here. Protests continued in some cities this last week:

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights organized a number of actions around the country, including in these cities: Seattle, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Honolulu, Ogallala (Nebraska), Chicago, Brea (California), and San Antonio.

Protests in Other Cities

Fullerton, California, July 16. Protesters gathered in front of City Hall. The action was organized by a group, Melanated Youth, founded by two high school students. Chloe Serrano, co-founder of the group said that after the Court’s decision, “My first response was that I was miserable and very shocked. Before the overturning, I was cynical of the government, but I also had a lot more naivete and trust. I definitely feel like my rights are not secure nor safe.”

July 17, St. Paul, Minnesota. About 5,000 abortion rights supporters marched to the state’s capitol. Abena Abraham, director of one of the groups that organized the action, UnRestrict Campaign, said, "Black people will be criminalized at an especially high rate in a post-Roe world, and that racial and reproductive justices go hand in hand." The Minnesota State Department of Health reports that in 2019, Black people represented 30 percent of those who received abortions in Minnesota.

July 17, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Dozens marched for abortion rights, continuing protests that have been organized since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Marches will continue throughout the summer. One young woman said, “I’m only 18 years old and my life is just starting. I do want to have children one day, but not now. If I were to get pregnant right now, college would be over. I wouldn’t have the education that I’m striving for right now,” she said. “If I were to have children right now, there’s no way I could provide a healthy, good life for them.”

On July 19, Washington, DC. Thirty-five abortion rights protesters were arrested outside the Supreme Court after they sat down and blocked an intersection. Seventeen members of Congress were among those arrested.

Walkouts on July 21. Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American video game company based in Santa Monica, California. At least 450 Activision Blizzard employees in Texas, California, Minnesota and New York walked out (in person and online) to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade.  Demands included abortion rights protections and relocation services for those living in states with restrictive laws, such as Texas’s six-week ban on abortion.

Livonia, Michigan, July 23.  Several hundred gathered in a park and marched along a main road to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade in this largely conservative suburb of Detroit.

Glen Falls, New York, July 23. Over 100 gathered in Crandall Park to demand abortion rights. One woman who works in a reproductive healthcare clinic, said, “My patients are scared they are terrified, I have women on a daily basis tell me they’re terrified to get pregnant, I have women who are pregnant who tell me they’re terrified of anything happening to them… If you are not ready to be a parent, you should not be forced to be a parent.”

July 23, Pierre, South Dakota. Around 100 abortion rights protesters gathered across the street from the State Capitol, many telling personal stories of why they are fighting for the right to abortion.